Whether you're lactose intolerant or just avoiding dairy, ice cream for dessert usually means an empty bowl of sadness or perhaps a serving of sorbet — but it doesn't have to. Here are 10 dairy-free recipes to satisfy any creamy ice cream cravings.
Coconut milk is the star in many of these recipes because it produces an ice cream that is creamier and less icy than other dairy alternatives, such as soymilk. But frozen banana also makes an appearance in a chocolate twist on our favorite one-ingredient ice cream, and La Tartine Gourmand has an intriguing "fake" ice cream made with raspberries, sugar and egg white.
GET THE RECIPES:
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• 2 Roasted Apricot Ice Cream with Almond Praline Ripple
• 3 Pina Colada Ice Cream at Elana's Pantry
• 4 Strawberries with Fake Raspberry Ice Cream at La Tartine Gourmand
• 5 Roman's Dairy-Free Chocolate & Coconut Ice Cream at Food & Wine
• 6 Choc-a-Block Choc Banana Pudding Ice Cream at Veggie Num Num
• 7 Roasted Strawberry & Coconut Milk Ice Cream at Sprouted Kitchen
• 8 Coconut Caramel Ice Cream at Big Girls Small Kitchen
• 9 Vegan Nectarine Ice Cream at Gluten-free Goddess
• 10 Coconut Chai Ice Cream at Savvy Eats
Do you have any favorite dairy-free ice cream recipes?
Related: Resources for Dairy-Free Recipes?
(Images: Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan; Sprouted Kitchen)
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Easiest, best milk-free ice cream recipe:
Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas
Directions:
Cut bananas into little chunks. Freeze.
Put frozen chunks into a food processor. Process until very smooth. It's magic!
thank you! I'll have to dust off my ice cream machine
I love me some coconut milk ice cream. I'm lactose intolerant, but I just pop some Lactaid pills when I want to eat ice cream. And yogurt doesn't seem to have any adverse effects on me, so frozen yogurt is also a completely tasty option for me.
I have a friend who is allergic to dairy AND coconut, any ideas besides sorbet?
jenawithonen, you can try almond milk as a substitute. Also goat's milk should be ok if your friend has a lactose allergy. Otherwise, hempmilk maybe an alternative.
As for any ideas besides sorbets...I'm not much help.
I make my own ice cream with lactose free cream and milk.
Oh god thank you.
I've been craving chocolate ice cream for five years now, and chocolate sorbet (I've found it in... two places) does not do the trick.
Love it! Great collection. I love making my own ice cream. Have you guys tried Nadamoo ice cream? It's the only non-dairy kind that actually tastes like real ice cream. If I've got a serious urge for ice cream and no time to make my own, they're definitely my go-to option.
May I also suggest this ice cream recipe from Chocolate-Covered Katie:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/03/06/ferrero-rocher-ice-cream/
I made it in my VitaMix and it was to die for. Make sure to use full-fat coconut milk in a can (like Thai Kitchen) to achieve the same creaminess as regular ice cream. My husband LOVED this!
Thanks for sharing these recipes, I'll definitely try some of these and put them on my homemade dairy free icecream blog . Coconut milk is a clever ingredient to use, I'll have to try more recipes with it!
Cheers!